Who are the Biggest Poseurs in Music Today?

[Sandpiper]

Poseur: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person

I have two nominees:

Kid Rock - For being a rich kid from suburban Detroit impersonating a blue collar southern rocker/rapper with street cred.

Limp Bizkit - For being a bunch of rap-rocking Korn wannabees


Who else?

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

1. Anyone on MTV?

Any music played on Clear Channels stations (like Z100)?

[Feathered Fish]

23. Yep

and top 40 radio. :puke: It's all such shit.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

24. I can't stand it

top 40 radio blows. :puke:

the only station I can listen to is Q104.3, the "classic rock" station, and unfortunetly, since its the only bearable station, it gets a bit repetative sometimes

[RandomKoolzip]

2. Radiohead, Tori Amos, Franz Ferdinand

Same old crap.....major label PR departments working overtime polishing turds.

[mvd]

10. Agree on Franz Ferdinand

Not on the others, though.

[ALago1]

16. Radiohead is not a group of poseurs, nor do they suck!

I know that they are darlings of music critics but they are (in my opinion) a very talented and innovative band.

[smbolisnch]

17. I love radiohead!

:spank:

[Ariana Celeste]

44. Radiohead is my favorite :(

They don't sound like anyone else out there... Pablo Honey and The Bends aren't too awesome, but Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief? Awesome.

:loveya: Radiohead- Hail to the Thief

[redqueen]

3. Korn wannabees...

Ay, dios mio!

[McKenzie]

4. any stadium rock star (sic)

vapid, purveyors of spotty teenager, masturbatory fantasy air guitar. Thank gawd for the indie music scene.

[Fenris]

5. The Darkness

Didn't really even have to think about that one.

[RandomKoolzip]

6. At least they rock. n/t

[redqueen]

7. I agree

but for your earlier comment re: radiohead...

:spank:

[name not needed]

14. Tony Blair likes them

So you shouldn't.

[StopTheMorans]

8. U2-for pretending to be cool

[mvd]

12. They don't have to pretend

They are cool. :-)

There are some on top 40 that deserve their success. However, Ashlee Simpson, Hilary Duff, Diana DeGarmo and Jesse McCartney are made to be teen idols but NOT worthy.

Keane sounds a lot like a Coldplay immitation sometimes. But I will check him out.

I'll leave things in this topic at that.

[StopTheMorans]

15. yeah, bands who are really cool don't need crazy ugly sunglasses,

pilgrim hats, big lemon disco balls, or things like that to make them cool :crazy:

[mvd]

19. Music speaks for itself IMO

[StopTheMorans]

34. I rest my case...

[jonnyblitz]

26. lol.

pilgram hats. :P

[sonicx]

9. Ja Rule

[Sandpiper]

11. I wouldn't even call him a poseur

He's just a thief. Could he have more blatantly ripped off DMX's sound?

[ThorsHammer]

30. Can't believe I forgot him, and Sean Combs as well

No offense to Mr. Combs as a businessman, which he has done a good job at, but his 'rap' is a joke.

[jmm]

35. Keep you on my mind, like I keep me on my shine

With lyrics like that you can't tell me some heavenly muse isn't inspiring Diddy's "rap" }(

I can't settle on one biggest poser so I'll vote for any rapper who needs a female singing the hook and an expensive choreographed video to get a hit but still brags about being a thug. OK maybe I can settle on one- Ja Rule.

added on edit
Honorable mentions goes to Chingy who claims he's more "gansta" than 50 cent.

[ThorsHammer]

36. Ja Rule is about as thug as a newborn kitten

I loved how he was talking trash to 50 Cent (I used to like him too, before he went too mainstream), but would probably tuck his tail and run if 50 ever came after him.

[bif]

13. Yanni

[ALago1]

18. Ashlee Simpson

She pretends to be two things she isn't:

1) "Punk Rock"
2) Talented

[smbolisnch]

20. I second that. nt

[ThorsHammer]

29. Thirded, I wish she would just retire already

[solinvictus]

21. Evanescence...

Geez, I can't stand Amy Lee's shriekey voice.

[GRLMGC]

22. I wholeheartedly agree! nt

[no name no slogan]

25. All of them. Every sucky one of them on the radio today.

BTW, your favorite band sucks! :crazy:

[redqueen]

28. YES!

EXACTLY!!!!

(Not the favorite band part, just the crap on the radio part.)

[Magrittes Pipe]

27. Mumbling Peasant Steve thinks he's Julian Cope.

[Wat_Tyler]

32. wHOISALHEDGES tHINKS hE'S eDWYN cOLLINS.

[Wat_Tyler]

31. bONO.

[Lone Pawn]

37. His heart's in the right place.

[StopTheMorans]

39. it's too bad his voice/stage moves won't follow...

[catbert836]

33. The Simpson Sisters most of all

I hate them. As well as just about anyone who's in pop right now.

[Lone Pawn]

38. Avril.

[Biased Liberal Media]

40. No kidding!!!

[sendero]

41. Korn...

.... or Korn-ee as I like to call them, for trying to be Trent Reznor.

[bliss_eternal]

42. Good Charlotte

they make my butt itch.

I like your choices and the reasons you stated.

[liberalpragmatist]

43. Ryan Cabrera

nt

[SmileyBoy]

45. Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Yellowcard, all those poseur "punk" bands

n/t

[Ariana Celeste]

46. Linkin Park!

Nothing but a boy band... and every... song... sounds... the same...

:puke: